"After I visited Think Detroit, a newspaper reporter asked one of the little boys I'd met what he thought about my visit. And I was moved when I read that he simply said, "I wish she could stay here." Children want us in their lives and children need us in their lives. And as I’ve learned from the remarkable men and women I’ve met here today and across our country, each of us has the power to make the difference in the life of a child."

First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks at the 2005 National Big Brothers /
Big Sisters Conference
June 9, 2005

If you are a non-profit organization, a state or local government office, or a federal agency, you can post your volunteer opportunities with the USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network. Having your volunteer opportunities has several benefits:

• Your volunteer opportunities will become part of a larger network that receives considerable exposure that most organizations find difficult to generate on their own;
• Recruiting volunteers online will extend and complement your current outreach efforts;
• Millions of individuals interested in responding to the President's call to service can find your opportunities by simply specifying area of interest, zip code or state;
• Online tracking of matches of individuals with volunteer opportunities can help you with managing and even training volunteers; and
• It's FREE!

In order have your opportunities become part of the USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network, you will need to post them with at least one of the Volunteer Network partner organizations listed below. Once you have signed up with one of these organizations and submitted your opportunities through their system, your opportunities are automatically added to the USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network.

• VolunteerMatch
• SERVEnet
• Idealist.org
• National Mentoring Partnership

Or, if you are with a state or local government office, or a federal agency, you can signup through Volunteer.gov/gov.
 

• SERVE GUAM COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO INCREASE TERRITORY'S NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.  The territory of Guam has established the newest state service commission in the United States. Governor Felix P. Camacho created Serve Guam by executive order on June 2....
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• HOMELAND SECURITY AND AMERICAN RED CROSS CO-SPONSOR NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH 2005.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the American Red Cross today announced they will co-sponsor National Preparedness Month 2005, a nationwide effort held this September to encourage Americans to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. The goal of National Preparedness Month is to increase public awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies and to encourage individuals to take action....
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• PRESIDENT BUSH RECOGNIZES 2005 BIG BROTHER, BIG SISTER OF THE YEAR.  President George W. Bush was joined today by Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the USA Freedom Corps Desiree Sayle to honor the 2005 National Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year in the Oval Office of the White House. Big Brother Tom Taylor, a retired NASA engineer from Huntsville, Utah and Big Sister Linda Nelson, a Great Falls, Montana teacher were joined by Little Brother David Gessel and Little Sister Patty Jo Keatts....
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• REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY TO THE 2005 NATIONAL BIG BROTHERS / BIG SISTERS CONFERENCE.  On June 9, First Lady Laura Bush addressed the 2005 National Big Brothers Big Sisters Conference in Washington, DC. After being asked by the President earlier this year to lead an initiative called Helping America's Youth, she has been appearing throughout the country to encourage adults to get involved in the lives of kids to prevent them from falling through the cracks of a tough world....
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• PRESIDENT BUSH RECOGNIZES OHIO WOMAN FOR DEDICATION TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE.  President George W. Bush presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award to Dianne Garrett upon arrival in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 9, 2005. Garrett is a volunteer for the Whitehall Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association and the Whitehall Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). To thank volunteers for making a difference in the lives of others, President Bush has met with more than 400 individuals around the country, like Garrett, since March 2002....
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VISIT WWW.USAFREEDOMCORPSKIDS.GOV

Visit the new USA Freedom Corps Kids website, designed to show elementary and middle school students how they can start making a difference by volunteering. www.usafreedomcorpskids.gov also includes resources, ideas, and information to help parents and teachers engage America’s youth in their communities.

FIND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES NOW

Americans of all ages are serving others in countless ways, by mentoring a child, caring for an elderly neighbor, teaching someone to read, or donating food and clothing to those who need them. No matter where you live or what interests you, you can find ways to volunteer in your community or overseas.

To find a volunteer opportunity, please click here.

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